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Even the Americans were impressed. They had referred to him as a 'limey bum' with no sense of pace and a 'soft' reputation before he rode Sir Ivor in the horse's last race in 1968. He won with a perfectly judged finish described by the respected Clive Graham (The Scout of The Daily Express ) as the best he had ridden. The Americans said he had made a good horse look bad. A year later he went back to Washington DC and won again on Karasas. 'When did you think you had the race won, Lester?' asked a journalist. 'Two weeks ago,' replied Lester before walking out
Despite four Derby victories, he also split from O'Brien, in the 1970s. The Coolmore team were less than thrilled when he described his mount, their great hope for 1980, Monteverdi, as 'useless'. When his replacement, Pat Eddery, riding El Gran Senor, was beaten on the line by Christy Roche on Secreto in the 1983 Derby, Piggott walked past his former employers and muttered: 'Miss me?'
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